Phenacoccus Cockerell, 1893
(a genus of alien mealybugs)

Interactions where Phenacoccus is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
sucks sap of UK/IrelandCaptivity Echeveria echeverias Saxifragales: Crassulaceae New mealybug pests – A threat to protected crops and ornamentals?, Malumphy, C., 2010
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Pseudococcidae/Phenacoccus/Phenacoccusa genus of alien mealybugs Foodplant / sap suckerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Saxifragales/Crassulaceae/Echeveria/Echeveriaecheverias Indoors, in greenhouse, captivity, culture or experimentally induced
sucks sap of ForeignMajor Lycopersicon esculentum Tomato Solanales: Solanaceae New mealybug pests – A threat to protected crops and ornamentals?, Malumphy, C., 2010
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Pseudococcidae/Phenacoccus/Phenacoccusa genus of alien mealybugs Foodplant / sap suckerForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Lycopersicon esculentum/Lycopersicon esculentumtomatoMajor
sucks sap of stored tuber ForeignMajor Solanum tuberosum Potato Solanales: Solanaceae New mealybug pests – A threat to protected crops and ornamentals?, Malumphy, C., 2010
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Pseudococcidae/Phenacoccus/Phenacoccusa genus of alien mealybugs Foodplant / sap suckerForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Solanum tuberosum/Solanum tuberosumpotatostoredtuberMajor
sucks sap of UK/Ireland [Succulent plants] succulent plants New mealybug pests – A threat to protected crops and ornamentals?, Malumphy, C., 2010
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Pseudococcidae/Phenacoccus/Phenacoccusa genus of alien mealybugs Foodplant / sap suckerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Succulent plants/Succulent plantssucculent plants

Author & YearTitleSource
Malumphy, C., 2010New mealybug pests – A threat to protected crops and ornamentals?3.

Phenacoccus (a genus of alien mealybugs) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Phenacoccus (a genus of alien mealybugs) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
interactions		 No of
references
Phenacoccus aceris
Polyphagous Tree Mealybug
Species 1 references
Phenacoccus peruvianus
Bouganvillea Mealybug
Species 1 trophisms 1 references
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusPhenacoccus (a genus of alien mealybugs)
FamilyPSEUDOCOCCIDAE (mealybugs)
SuperfamilyCOCCOIDEA (scale insects, coccids)
SuborderSTERNORRHYNCHA (a suborder of bugs)
OrderHEMIPTERA (bugs)
Division Exopterygota (earwigs, grasshoppers, stoneflies, true bugs, and other insects with wings developing externally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Phenacoccus (a genus of alien mealybugs)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Malumphy, C. 2010 New mealybug pests – A threat to protected crops and ornamentals? 3.

Phenacoccus (a genus of alien mealybugs) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Phenacoccus (a genus of alien mealybugs):

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